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Pakistan's academic spaces turn hostile as Baloch students vanish without
Updated : 5 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Reports of enforced disappearances continue to cast a dark shadow over Pakistan's human rights record. Sajid Ahmed, a graduate of the Islamic International University Islamabad (IIUI) and a student of Balochi literature, has allegedly been abducted by Pakistani security forces in Panjgur. Sa
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UN human rights chief warns Pakistan's constitutional amendment threatens
Updated : 6 months ago IST
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has expressed deep alarm over Pakistan's latest constitutional amendment, saying it poses a serious challenge to the country's judicial independence, military accountability, and the overall rule of law.
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BNM holds protest in Busan against Pakistan's military actions in Zehri, h
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Baloch National Movement (BNM) held a protest in Busan, South Korea, against Pakistan's military actions in Zehri, Balochistan. Demonstrators accused the Pakistani army of war crimes, highlighted civilian deaths and disappearances, and urged international organisations to act on the w
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Pakistan: Sindh survey reveals 1.3 million children engaged in labour; maj
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The labour department, in partnership with UNICEF, officially launched the survey on Friday. It indicated that about two-thirds of the 1.3 million children are trapped in child labour in the agricultural sector, followed by manufacturing at 12.4 per cent and wholesale/retail trade at 10.8 pe
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Pakistan intensifies repression: Enforced disappearances surge across Balo
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
According to The Balochistan Post, security forces carried out a series of raids in Zehri, located in Khuzdar district, where several civilians were detained during violent operations. Witnesses said the campaign, which began in late September, involved indiscriminate firing and the assault
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Pakistan: Abductions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reveal crumbling state control
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to Dawn, the two teachers were abducted from Government High School Zindi Musa Khan in the Mandati Naika Zyarat area, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Hoid police station. District Police Officer (DPO) Saleem Abbas Kulachi informed that the region has remained under consis
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Pakistan's human rights abuses against Hindus laid bare at the UN
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Addressing the Council under General Debate IX, Dr Sharma stated that equality and dignity are the fundamental values that cannot be compromised under any circumstances. "We categorically reject all forms of racial discrimination, xenophobia, and religious intolerance, regardless of where th
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Enforced disappearances continue in Balochistan amid ongoing military raid
Updated : 8 months ago IST
In one recent incident, The Balochistan Post stated that security personnel conducted a late-night raid on September 27 in the Konchati area of Dasht, Kech district. During the operation, two men Altaf, son of Habtain, and Gulab, son of Ayub Baloch were taken into custody and have not been s
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From courtroom to target: Pakistan army accused of silencing human rights
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Advocate Zubair Baloch, a human rights activist and former chairman of the Baloch Students Organisation (BSO-Pajjar), was killed in a Pakistan Army raid along with his companion, Nasir Baloch. The incident, which occurred during a military operation in Dalbandin, has drawn sharp criticism fr
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Forum in Geneva exposes alarming human rights abuses in Pakistan, Banglade
Updated : 8 months ago IST
A seminar held during the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva highlighted the deteriorating human rights conditions in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Organised by the Forum on Inter-Cultural & Inter-Religious Dialogue (FICIR) in collaboration with the Asian-Eur
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Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch exposes Pakistani state repression from pri
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Mahrang Baloch, writing from a Quetta jail, accused the Pakistani state of targeting peaceful Baloch activists through arrests and smear campaigns. She defended her non-violent advocacy, described harassment in Norway, and called for justice and rights for Balochistan's people, stressing tha
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Paank condemns enforced disappearances of four Baloch individuals by Pakis
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Paank, the human rights wing of the Baloch National Movement, condemned the recent enforced disappearances of four Baloch individuals by Pakistani security forces and demanded their immediate release, urging international bodies to address ongoing rights violations in Balochistan.
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